Sentences with phrase «which education functions»

What we are referring to as «teacher knowledge» embraces subject knowledge, a deep understanding of the pedagogical principles and practices which underpin effective teaching, and of the systems, structures and policies through which education functions.

Not exact matches

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

What the Girl Scouts decided was that if the girl in question believed in something that allowed for the same traditional Scouting function of religious education — religious and spiritual self - cultivation based on the principle of a moral order of which the Scout can be a part — she could substitute her preferred name for that instead of using the word «God.»

Let us rather accept the fact: Mankind, as we find it in its present state and present functioning, is organically inseparable from that which has been slowly added to it, and which is propagated through education.

It seems that where Man is concerned the specific function of education is to ensure the continued development of this personality by transmitting it to the endlessly changing mass: in other words, to extend and ensure in collective mankind a consciousness which may already have reached its limit in the individual.

This is characterized by competition for the marketplace which is open to anyone who can produce the goods and services, unhindered by government subsidy, monopoly, or other interference with competition.1 For a system actually to function as free enterprise capitalism there must be opportunity for individuals in the general populace to obtain education and also to obtain access to capital and resources for new ventures.

The issue of freedom is particularly acute with respect to liberal education, the ostensible function of which is to fulfill the ideal of liberty.

After 25 years in seminary education, Clymer is particularly well equipped to handle his present responsibilities as chairman of the committee which functions as a liaison between the church's Council of Bishops and the denomination's ten seminaries.

With the glue gone that once held them together, Farley argues, the traditional disciplines — Bible, church history, systematic and practical theology — of the classic, fourfold curriculum will continue to function in a dispersed state until a new paradigm is located which can organize the pursuit and attainment of theological education.

The distinctive function of theological education in this area is one of interpreting, learning, and teaching how theory and practice are related and ought to be related through the clarification of that kind of justice which can, and ought to, guide praxis.

Bearing this in mind a lot of countries which profess to be a democracy (UK) don't institute compulsory political education, so is some form of political education a necessity for a democracy to function?.

«We know that high - fat diets are tied to increased risk for metabolic syndrome and obesity, which in turn are associated with decreased brain function,» said TOS spokesperson Kelly Allison, PhD, Director of Education, Center for Weight and Eating Disorders and Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Of clinical significance in terms of helping people with mental illness, the patients» happiness was unrelated to the severity or duration of their illness, to cognitive or physical function or to socioeconomic factors such as age and education, which among healthy adults have been linked to a greater sense of well - being.

So Gopal Murali, an evolutionary biologist at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, decided to look at how such stripes might function in lizards, many of which sport racing stripes similar to the five - lined skink.

Beyond Sea Grant, the cuts would target grants and programs «supporting coastal and marine management, research, and education,» which are a lower priority, the budget request states, than functions maintained in the budget like «surveys, charting, and fisheries management.»

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

The method involves a technique called structural integration, which is according to Eric Jacobson, Ph.D., a certified advanced Rolfer, «a system of manual therapy and sensorimotor education that aims to improve human biomechanical functioning as a whole rather than to treat particular symptoms.»

Second, awarding scholarships is the primary mission of a scholarship organization but only an ancillary function of a state education agency — which means that not only will they be more dedicated to the concept but they can generate and retain best practices more easily.

At the same time, a group of civic and education organizations formed the Character Education Partnership, which now functions as the movement's clearinghouse and professional organization (and promotes its own «Eleven Principles» of cheducation organizations formed the Character Education Partnership, which now functions as the movement's clearinghouse and professional organization (and promotes its own «Eleven Principles» of chEducation Partnership, which now functions as the movement's clearinghouse and professional organization (and promotes its own «Eleven Principles» of character).

It's not the fault of anyone in the system today, but patterned after the dominant factory model of the era in which public schooling scaled, our education system functions as though all students learn at the same pace and have the same learning needs, which we know is not true.

I can't imagine the next two Congresses (or probably the two after that) reopening this vast statute, which contains just about everything Uncle Sam does in primary - secondary education save for special education, vocational education, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education Scienceducation save for special education, vocational education, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education Scienceducation, vocational education, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education Scienceducation, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education SciencEducation Sciences (IES).

Additionally, it also directs the Council to «carry out regular assessments of the standards of performance of the Council's education functions», which includes levels of support and challenge to the Council's maintained schools, as well as taking «appropriate action to effect improvements which are identified as necessary».

Education systems must take care to protect and respect minority cultures and their associated languages, which contain vital information about the functioning of ecosystems.

Fifth, one little - noted benefit of properly implemented common standards is a better - functioning education marketplace, in which parents will be able to make choices about schools on the basis of more accurate information about how schools A's performance compares with that of school B — not just within communities and states but also when considering a move from state to state.

The REC's JobsOutlook report — which tracks future demand for staff across all sectors — showed education as the top job function where employers expect a shortage of appropriate candidates for temporary assignments (ie supply teaching).

provisions regarding conduct, dress and language deemed appropriate and acceptable on school property and at school functions, and conduct, dress and language deemed unacceptable and inappropriate on school property and at school functions and provisions regarding acceptable civil and respectful treatment of teachers, school administrators, other school personnel, students and visitors on school property and at school functions, including the appropriate range of disciplinary measures which may be imposed for violation of such code, and the roles of teachers, administrators, other school personnel, the board of education and parents or persons in parental relation;

To analyze the experimental question data, I modeled state education policy makers» policy preferences (0 = support; 1 = oppose) as a function of the control / treatment group to which they were randomly assigned.

A child may be found eligible for special education and related services as a child with an intellectual disability if there is an adverse effect on the child's educational performance due to documented characteristics of intellectual disabilities which are described as a significantly sub average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period.

«Education,» Paolo Freire wrote, «either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.»

Other activities in which teacher candidates engaged have engaged in my courses are attending webinars hosted by the National Council of Geography Education on integrating online maps into pedagogical practice, using Google Earth ™ to create flyovers and virtual fieldtrips, retrieving and analyzing remotely sensed imagery of our town and university to visualize how these places had changed and developed over the years, using various functions in Google Maps ™, and reviewing school demographic and testing data in preparation for instructional planning.

A little more checking, and I found that the study was paid for by a small endowment at Rutgers called the Daniel Tanner Foundation which describes itself as «advancing American public education, specifically with regard to the democratizing function and design of the curriculum of nonselective elementary schools and nonselective secondary schools of the comprehensive type.

The complaint goes on to state that the school, which currently enrolls 70 students in grades K - 8, fails to educate students in any subjects other than basic reading, writing and math; it lacks a system to provide special education; it's understaffed and the teachers it does employ are underqualified; it doesn't have a functioning library; and teachers and administrators use excessive and exclusionary discipline on the children.

Nandi Sekou of Virgin Islands Board of Education, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Sekou has been a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education, which functions as both a local board and state association, for eight years.

Hackney Learning Trust is a private company in Hackney Council's Children and Young People's Service, which describes itself as having responsibility for the council's «entire education function».

Does the public approve of private industry holding student information AND being such an integral part of developing «THE» standards upon which the WHOLE public education system will function?

The one I'll discuss here is this blog post by Matthew Yglesias, in which he draws broad conclusions about the functioning of education markets from a recent study of a tiny school choice program in Milwaukee as well as from some older unspecified research [for the latter, Yglesias linked here, but the body of that page doesn't discuss school choice].

A few months ago talk show host Whoopi Goldberg made similar statements suffering under the same basic misunderstanding of teacher tenure as something akin to what college professors enjoy rather than a simple guarantee of procedural due process which is its function in K - 12 education.

During each three - year period from the date on which you satisfactorily complete the examination under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, you must complete continuing education consisting of at least 12 professional development hours (e.g., CEUs) relevant to performing SAP functions.

This is due to NFA operations which offer investor alerts, education and an enhanced system to allow the markets to function properly.

As the Stedelijk's Public Program was established in a period during which the Stedelijk was reinventing itself prior to the grand re-opening in September 2012 (during the Temporary Stedelijk series, in which the Stedelijk functioned as a temporary, nomadic institution), this new curatorial model of public programming could be freely experimented with, leading up to pertinent questions as how public programs relate to other institutional structures and programs (such as education) and exhibitions, as well as questions regarding the curatorial strategies involved in public programming, audience outreach and the Stedelijk's relation to its building and histories.

For example, in the 1936 New York State Court of Appeals, Cooper Union argued that it was «not acting for selfish reasons,» instead acting «for the benefit of the public... performing the functions of the State by furnishing technical education and laboratory and library facilities, [which] places it in a position like that of a governmental body.»

Overall, the exhibition presents a quite diverse repertoire of architectural approaches and formal solutions to the different problems and opportunities which characterize each site; yet all proposals share some common traits, such as the involvement of local communities, the introduction of sustainable energy production facilities as both functional and symbolic elements, and the coexistence of different functions within a single functional scheme, from culture to residence, from education to entertainment.

Following the 2007 amendments to the Code under Bill 107, which removed the gatekeeper function of the OHRC, the main mandate of the Commission is in regards to broader systemic problems, including greater public education.

First, a positive association would reinforce the importance of legal writing instruction in law school and in continuing legal education.18 Second, a positive association would help further motivate law students and lawyers to strive for effective writing, which in turn could help the court system function more efficiently.

Education encompasses a broad variety of topics, including education on legal and jurisdictional issues, an understanding of the role of a judicial officer, ethical issues impacting on judicial conduct, the development of specific skills necessary to perform the functions of a justice of the peace, and the development of an awareness of social and cultural context in which social issues and challenges may arise and manifest themselves in judicial proEducation encompasses a broad variety of topics, including education on legal and jurisdictional issues, an understanding of the role of a judicial officer, ethical issues impacting on judicial conduct, the development of specific skills necessary to perform the functions of a justice of the peace, and the development of an awareness of social and cultural context in which social issues and challenges may arise and manifest themselves in judicial proeducation on legal and jurisdictional issues, an understanding of the role of a judicial officer, ethical issues impacting on judicial conduct, the development of specific skills necessary to perform the functions of a justice of the peace, and the development of an awareness of social and cultural context in which social issues and challenges may arise and manifest themselves in judicial proceedings.

The parents» role is now also enshrined in the Human Rights Act 1998, Art 2, which states: «No person shall be denied the right to education, In the exercise of any functions which it assumed in relation to education and to teaching, the state shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions.»

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Developed with extensive consultation and support from the community, the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) functions as a platform of values and principles from which ECA as an organisation can help advance reconciliation in our communities, and provide leadership and support to the early childhood education and care professionals it represents.

Which parent will pick up and drop off the children Education and religious concerns and upbringing How will the parents be advised on school and after school activities, including who will attend school conferences and events and functions.

Nations vary in the extent to which quality child care is viewed as a government responsibility to be supported by regulation and public funding.5 Since support for education is widely regarded as an appropriate government function, it would appear that some nations still have an inadequate appreciation of the educative role of child care.